Bjørn Eidsvåg is a singer/songwriter from Sauda, Norway, and he is one of t… Read Full Bio ↴Bjørn Eidsvåg is a singer/songwriter from Sauda, Norway, and he is one of the country's best selling artists. His formal eduction is as a theologian. He is an ordained Lutheran priest, although he has little work experience as such, he has worked as a priest in a mental hospital. His lyrics are often related to Christianity, although it usually depends upon how you interpret it. Many of his lyrics deal with life and its problems. He has listeners in all ages and all religious groups and is himself very including and has often been found criticising various sides of society, including how the church works. An example of this being shown in his lyrics can be found in the song "Ein får elska mens ein kan" where he sings that "You should love while you can. Man and woman, man and man". One of his best known songs is "Eg Ser".

Ansiktet Ditt
Bjørn Eidsvåg Lyrics

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Eg har vore på leit itte kim eg e
Og har nok langt igjen for å finn’ ut det
Eg har gått meg vill og vore blind
Men ei aning sive sakte inn

Ansiktet ditt gjenspeile’ mitt
Eg blir te meg i møte med deg
Eg blir te meg i møte med deg

Eg blir te meg i møte med deg

Eg har trudd blindt på eget vidd og vett
Eg sko tenka meg fram te kjærlighet

I auene dine har eg ant et glimt
Av ei opplagt meining – i et skimt
Det e kanskje ikkje meg og mitt som e først
Det e kanskje vårt møte som e størst

Eg blir te meg i møte med deg
Eg blir te meg i møte med deg

Eg har tenkt: eg tenke dermed e eg te
Nå ser eg: det at du e gjør at eg e

Ansiktet ditt gjenspeile mitt
Eg blir te meg i møte med deg

Eg blir te meg i møte med deg
Eg blir te meg i møte med deg

Overall Meaning

The song "Ansiktet Ditt" by Bjørn Eidsvåg talks about the search for identity and meaning in life. The singer admits that he has been lost and blind in his search, but slowly an idea begins to seep in. He realizes that meeting with someone special, whose face reflects his own, makes him feel like himself again. He has blindly trusted his own intellect in pursuit of love, but in the other person's eyes, he sees a glimmer of a greater purpose. He realizes that it's not just about himself and his ideas, but the connection and meeting of minds that create the biggest impact.

The face of the one he loves helps him reflect on himself and recognize his own identity. He admits that he used to believe that his own thinking was enough to bring him to love, but in the end, it's the other person's presence that brings him true understanding of who he is. The repetition of the line "I become myself in meeting with you" emphasizes how important connection and communication are. Thus, the song speaks about the power of human connection and the transformative effect that meeting the right person can have on our self-understanding.

Line by Line Meaning

Eg har vore på leit itte kim eg e
I've been searching for who I am

Og har nok langt igjen for å finn’ ut det
But I still have a long way to go to figure it out

Eg har gått meg vill og vore blind
I've been lost and blind

Men ei aning sive sakte inn
But a sense of understanding is slowly seeping in

Ansiktet ditt gjenspeile’ mitt
Your face reflects mine

Eg blir te meg i møte med deg
I become myself when I'm with you

Eg har trudd blindt på eget vidd og vett
I've blindly trusted my own intellect and understanding

Eg sko tenka meg fram te kjærlighet
I thought I could rationalize my way to love

I auene dine har eg ant et glimt
In your eyes, I've seen a glimpse

Av ei opplagt meining – i et skimt
Of an obvious purpose - in a flash

Det e kanskje ikkje meg og mitt som e først
Maybe it's not about me and mine being first